Saturn Devouring His Son

Saturn Devouring His Son (1819) by Francisco Goya. Its palette is led by blue black (#171c26, 38%) and dark slate (#2e2e2f, 22%), with accents of umber and light gold. Overall the canvas is dark, muted and warm.

Color reading

Black covers more than three-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, light gold #A5996B, takes up just 4% of it.

Palette

#171c26 MG 221 blue black 38.2% of canvas
#2e2e2f MG 211 dark slate 22.0% of canvas
#070812 MG 223 soot 21.3% of canvas
#64593e MG 184 umber 14.0% of canvas
#a5996b MG 038 light gold 4.4% of canvas

Color families

Black 63%, Brown 22%, Gray 9%, Blue 4%, Yellow 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.28
Contrast: 0.43
Vividness: 0.015
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 136 cells
Hue range: 0.36
Focus: 0.26

Composition

54% of the visual weight is in the right half, 59% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.64 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 43% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 24% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1819
Medium: Mixed technique and wall on canvas
Size: 143.5 × 81.4 cm
Genre: mythological painting
Made in: Spain
Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid

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